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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Monday, November 20, 2017

20 November - Blogs I'm Following 2 of 2

11:33 pm MST




How Modern Empire Uses "Awards" to Keep Servants Loyal

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 13 hours ago
*November 21, 2017* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - Nineteenth century French military and political leader Napoléon Bonaparte once said, *"a soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of coloured ribbon,"* recognising a fundamental aspect of human nature he readily exploited to bolster his now famous campaigns of European conquest. Human beings value recognition. Today, it drives the addictive nature of social media platforms. Facebook co-founder Sean Parker recently admitted that the ubiquitous social network platform was designed intentionally to exploit this and become "addictive." I... more »

KIPP Franchise Fees Worth $6,000,000 Annually to Execs

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 13 hours ago
Few people know that the KIPP Foundation's home office in San Francisco collects an ongoing franchise fee of $30,000 per year from each of its 200+ schools. I know that $6,000,000 doesn't sound like a lot of money when we consider that KIPP schools collect over 600,000,000 public dollars each year to support KIPP's segregated and dehumanizing enterprises, but $6 million is almost enough to make payroll for the execs at the KIPP Foundation home office (and don't feel sorry for Mike Feinberg--he gets paid hundreds thousands more from KIPP Houston each year). Of course, $6 million... more »

Russia offers US join humanitarian aid delivery in Syria – video

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:15 A.M.) – The head of the Russian Centre for the Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in the Syrian Arab Republic Sergei Kuralenko offered US Forces Group Command in Syria’s Eth-Tanf join efforts to ensure safe delivery of humanitarian aid for refugees in Er-Rukban during a briefing in Moscow on Monday. Kuralenko said the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Here’s the science on why eating fat won’t make you fat

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 13 hours ago
Here’s the science on why eating fat won’t make you fat – ScienceAlert http://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-the-research-why-eating-fat-won-t-make-you-fat-aaron-carroll-2017 Advertisements

Researchers Identify A New Type Of Brain Training That Can Prevent Dementia

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 13 hours ago
Researchers Identify A New Type Of Brain Training That Can Prevent Dementia https://dailyaccord.com/researchers-identify-a-new-type-of-brain-training-that-can-prevent-dementia/

How Do Animals Recognize Each Other?

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 13 hours ago
How Do Animals Recognize Each Other? https://gizmodo.com/how-do-animals-recognize-each-other-1820548002?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Geneticist David Suzuki Says Humans “Are Part Of A Massive Experiment”

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 13 hours ago
Geneticist David Suzuki Says Humans “Are Part Of A Massive Experiment” – Collective Evolution http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/11/25/geneticist-david-suzuki-says-humans-are-part-of-a-massive-genetic-experiment/

Sugar Rots Your Brain. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 13 hours ago
Sugar Rots Your Brain | Technology Networks https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/sugar-rots-your-brain-285482

A really common medication has been linked to doubled risk of stomach cancer. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 13 hours ago
A really common medication has been linked to doubled risk of stomach cancer – ScienceAlert http://www.sciencealert.com/common-acid-reflux-drug-doubled-risk-stomach-cancer-ppis-helicobacter

Major Yale Study Shows Vaccines Tied to Multiple Brain Disorders

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 13 hours ago
Major Yale Study Shows Vaccines Tied to Multiple Brain Disorders http://www.wakingtimes.com/2017/02/13/major-yale-study-shows-vaccines-tied-multiple-brain-disorders/

The World’s First Human Head Transplant Has Been Successfully Carried Out

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 13 hours ago
The World’s First Human Head Transplant Has Been Successfully Carried Out http://www.viralthread.com/the-worlds-first-human-head-transplant-has-been-successfully-carried-out-1/?all&llid=Q1MdQ&utm_source=lsvt&utm_campaign=D72b&utm_medium=affiliate

The Dead Could Be Brought Back To Life In Groundbreaking New Project. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 13 hours ago
The Dead Could Be Brought Back To Life In Groundbreaking New Project – Awareness Act http://awarenessact.com/the-dead-could-be-brought-back-to-life-in-groundbreaking-new-project/?utm_source=sciencedump&utm_medium=Facebook

Here’s another reason to have sex. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 13 hours ago
Here’s another reason to have sex | New York Post https://nypost.com/2016/12/01/heres-another-reason-to-have-sex/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPFacebook&utm_medium=SocialFlow&sr_share=facebook

Growing Ties Between Saudis and Israelis Could Be an Ominous Sign of War

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 13 hours ago
Growing Ties Between Saudis and Israelis Could Be an Ominous Sign of War by Jake Novak | @jakejakeny, https://www.cnbc.com/ * The Israeli Defense Forces chief of staff has given an historic interview with a Saudi newspaper. * In it, he promises that Israel is ready to share intelligence with Riyadh about Iran. * This news is the latest […]

NBC News Hillary Clinton ‘Covered Up’ Pedophile Ring At State Department (2013)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 13 hours ago
BP Network Published on Nov 16, 2017 NBC news from 2013 with Chuck Todd, Matt Lauer It’s claimed that Hillary Clinton, while secretary of state, shut down an investigation into an elite pedophile ring in State Department ranks in order to avoid scandal and protect the careers of high ranking officials and an ambassador. end

Israeli Tank Fires at Syrian Military Post in Golan Heights

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 13 hours ago
PressTV News Videos Published on Nov 19, 2017 Israel has confirmed firing a tank shell at a Syrian army post on the Golan Heights, the second such incident in 24 hours. The Israeli army accused the Syrian side of violating the 1974 ceasefire agreement by conducting construction work in order to strengthen a military post. On […]

Israel Gives Official Confirmation Of Covert Ties With Saudi Arabia

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 13 hours ago
Video above: House of Saud are Jews – Former Lebanese Minister Wiam Wahhab, Al-Jadid New TV Lebanon, 13 June 2008. – Israel Gives Official Confirmation Of Covert Ties With Saudi Arabia by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ Yet more confirmation emerged today regarding the recently established relationship between Israel and Saudi Arabia, which is being defined by a […]

Ego Is No Substitute For Intellect

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 13 hours ago
Word has it that NAFTA re-negotiations are not going well. Robert Samuelson writes that's because Donald Trump has misdiagnosed the problem: What made America great in the 1950s and 1960s were the strength of its economy and the recognition that freer trade was a powerful political force promoting prosperity and cementing Western alliances. It is this system that Trump is repudiating on the grounds that it has backfired on American workers and firms. “We are not going to let the United States be taken advantage of anymore,” he said in his trade speech Nov. 10. Poor trade agreeme... more »

Nebraska approved dirty crude oil Keystone XL pipeline route

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
Breaking News Nebraska just approved the dirty crude oil Keystone XL route: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/20/nebraska-commission-approves-keystone-xl-pipeline-route.html

‘Family Values’ Senator Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Trafficking, Facing Life in Prison

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: senator]A disgraced senator from Oklahoma has agreed to plead guilty to child sex trafficking charges in exchange for numerous other charges to be dropped.

PEASANTS, NOTHING MATTERS AND LIFE IS JUST CONTENT

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 13 hours ago
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was widely criticized after he and his wife were photographed happily brandishing a sheet of uncut dollar bills. Mnuchin's dismissal of some of the criticism is peculiar: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said he takes it as a compliment that some people suggested that he and his wife looked like villains from a "James Bond" movie when they posed with newly printed currency. “I never thought I’d be quoted as looking like villains from the 'James Bond' [movies]. I guess I should take that as a compliment that I look like a villain in a gre... more »

This NYT Article about Fukushima Daiichi Requires Suspension of Disbelief

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 14 hours ago
In a recent article, the New York Times argued that Fukushima Daiichi is "under control" and that TEPCO is preparing for de-comissioning, after finding the missing reactor fuel from unit 3: Martin Fackler (NOV. 19, 2017). Six Years After Fukushima, Robots Finally Find Reactors’ Melted Uranium Fuel. The New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/19/science/japan-fukushima-nuclear-meltdown-fuel.html#story-continues-11 “We have finished the debris cleanup and gotten the plant under control,” said the guide, Daisuke Hirose, a spokesman for Tepco’s subsidiary in charge of decommis... more »

German Government Coalition Talks Have Collapsed -- News Updates November 20, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*The Guardian:* *German coalition talks collapse after deadlock on migration and energy* Chancellor Angela Merkel left facing prospect of forming minority government – or fresh elections – after FDP quits negotiations Exploratory talks to form Germany’s next coalition government collapsed shortly before midnight on Sunday when the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) walked out of marathon negotiations. “The four discussion partners have no common vision for modernisation of the country or common basis of trust,” the FDP leader, Christian Lindner, announced after the four par... more »

Charles Manson Dead: Mind Controlled Helter Skelter

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 14 hours ago
*Charles Manson, dead at 83- Helter Skelter became synonymous with this man and the multiple murders he's alleged to have orchestrated- but did NOT participate in.* *Helter Skelter * *1:in undue haste, confusion, or disorder2 :in a haphazard manner* The "family" *Psychology Today:* *The Cult of Personality?* “Manson has stood out as being of particular psychological fascination and revulsion because *of his alleged ability to exercise such a mental hold over others,* getting them to perform brutal slayings under his influence.” *Because Mr Manson didn’t actually, physically kill... more »

WATCH: Innocent Man Attacked and Arrested for Saying Cops Abuse Their Power

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
A Kentucky cop took offense to being told police officers throw their weight around, so he assaulted and kidnaped an innocent man.

Zimbabwe's Ruling Party Says Mugabe Impeachment To Go Ahead -- News Roundup

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *Mugabe is 'too old, let his wife usurp government powers and created a 15-year economic tailspin in Zimbabwe': Draft impeachment declares despot is a 'source of instability' as lawmakers claim it will take two days to get rid of him* * Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, 93, clung to power on Sunday night with a rambling speech in Harare * The dictator vowed to hold a Zanu PF party conference in the coming weeks and said he would preside over it * Tweets from his opponents suggest he was supposed to deliver a resignation speech, but went off-script * There are claims ... more »

Political changes in Cambodia should make the US nervous about its Vietnam policy

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 14 hours ago
Cambodia's long time leader has rebuked the meddling that accompanies 'US aid', signally a broader South East Asian pivot towards China. More The post Political changes in Cambodia should make the US nervous about its Vietnam policy appeared first on The Duran.

Russiagate continues to unravel as Goldstone confirms Trump Junior’s account of Veselnitskaya meeting

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 14 hours ago
British promoter backs Trump Junior on Veselnitskaya meeting as The Atlantic proved to have wrongly edited Wikileaks' email More The post Russiagate continues to unravel as Goldstone confirms Trump Junior’s account of Veselnitskaya meeting appeared first on The Duran.

China proposes peace process for Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 14 hours ago
China's proposals are pragmatic, humane, respectful and hold the potential for long term multilateral benefits. More The post China proposes peace process for Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh appeared first on The Duran.

Donald Tusk says Poland is Putin’s puppet. WW2 photos say Tusk is the puppet of…

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 14 hours ago
EU president accuses Poland’s Russophobe ruling party of collaboration with Putin. More The post Donald Tusk says Poland is Putin’s puppet. WW2 photos say Tusk is the puppet of… appeared first on The Duran.

World News Briefs -- November 20, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Reuters:* *China draws three-stage path for Myanmar, Bangladesh to resolve Rohingya crisis* NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - China called for a ceasefire in Myanmar’s Rakhine State so that Rohingya Muslim refugees can return from Bangladesh, proposing a three-stage approach to the crisis as diplomats from 51 mostly Asian and European countries gathered in Myanmar on Monday. More than 600,000 Muslim Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since late August, driven out by a military clearance operation in Buddhist majority Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Amid a burgeoning humanitarian catastrophe, rights... more »

Mysterious new case of bubonic plague in a Madagascar primary school

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 15 hours ago
Shortly after Anatanarivo’s police chief confirmed unauthorized vaccine teams went to primary schools around the city, a pupil contracted bubonic plague. It is not clear if there is a connection between the sudden reappearance of bubonic plague, in an untypical urban setting, and the activities of these illegal vaccine team. The pupil is being treated in hospital […]

My mirror selfie for today as tug of war goes on in Austrian government about help for me

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 15 hours ago
Well, Austria’s Fo Min’s office for legal affairs has said the embassy in Athens has to help me, has to answer my emails, request for help. But the embassy staff there are refusing to help me, refusing to answer my emails, my phone calls. I had to write another email today to Vienna about this. […]

Patients fleeing plague hospitals in Madgascar

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 15 hours ago
From The Daily Mail Patients infected with the plague in Madagascar are escaping from hospital because they are afraid of NEEDLES sparking fears disease could spread across ten African countries Security guards at The Central Anti-Plague Hospital Ambohimindra have been stopping patients from escaping after at least one ran away in October Unicef’s deputy representative […]

Dismantling the Nuclear Beast Symposium at UNM Albuquerque, Dec. 1 --3, 2017

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 15 hours ago
Local Anti-Nuke Group Announces Symposium to Dismantle Nuclear BeastNuclear Issues Study Group to Hold Symposium at UNM in December to Connect Local Activists with National Movement By Nuclear Issues Study Group, Albuquerque Censored News Media Contacts: Leona Morgan, leona.morgan.nm@gmail.comEileen Shaughnessy, ecshaughnessy@gmail.comWhat: A Symposium called “Dismantling the Nuclear

Trump Considers Mulvaney to Run Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Bob Adelmann at rss - 15 hours ago
[image: trump-considers-mulvaney-to-run-consumer-financial-protection-bureau] Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney is likely to be appointed to take Richard Cordray’s place when he leaves the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) at the end of next week.

Doofus Of The Day #985

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 15 hours ago
Doofi have been popping up all over the place lately. I wonder if we'll hit #1,000 by the end of the year? Be that as it may, today's winner comes from Germany. A man with an oversized Christmas tree has left a trail of destruction in his wake after blundering through a small town in southern Germany with it hanging off the back of his truck. The hapless driver, who had apparently completely underestimated the size of the tree, towed it on his trailer through the picturesque town of Kandern, in Baden-Württemberg, on Saturday morning. Unaware of the size of his truck’s large back... more »

PEEPING TOMS WITHOUT END, AMEN: The Times' Ross Douthat visits old friends!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 15 hours ago
*MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2017Part 1—A whole lot of skimming and leafing:* According to his column in yesterday's New York Times, Ross Douthat spent some time this past week catching up with old friends. But first, a bit of background information: A tax bill may be passing through Congress. Ranking military figures are describing their concern about the possibility that Donald J. Trump could employ this nation's nuclear weapons in an impulsive way. Charges swirl as an important Senate election draws near in Alabama. Vladimir Putin may own the sitting American president. Climate change... more »

Teens, mobile phones, and suicide

Nigel Cameron at Blog Posts – Page Array – UnHerd - 15 hours ago
The post Teens, mobile phones, and suicide appeared first on UnHerd.

Believe In YourSelf - Author Unknown

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 15 hours ago
*Indeed, we will.*

Majority of Americans blame the problems with Obamacare on Donald Trump, not Barack Obama.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 15 hours ago
Courtesy of The Independent: *A majority of Americans blame Donald Trump’s administration for any future problems with Obamacare, a new poll has found. * *Carried out by the Kaiser Family Foundation, it found 61 per cent of respondents believe the US President and his Republican Party are responsible for any issues with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). * *Only 37 per cent said Barack Obama's administration - who introduced it in 2010 - would be at fault for fewer enrollments.* ...... *Although Republican efforts to repeal and replace the ACA have failed, the party’s actions have ... more »

Russia's T-72 Tank: Over 40 Years Old and Still the Backbone of the Russian Army

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Can it take on NATO in a war? *While Russia has 3,500 T-80s, that tank seems to be a dead end. While the T-14 Armata is an intriguing and sophisticated next-generation tank, it seems unlikely that it will be mass-produced enough to become the primary Russian main battle tank any time soon. Which means that for the foreseeable future, the T-72 will continue to be the backbone of Russia's armor fleet.* When the Soviet T-72 tank was first deployed, Richard Nixon was President, the F-4 Phantom was America's primary fighter, and the world's steel beasts ... more »

In 1956, Russia Came Close to Starting a Nuclear War against Israel, Britain and France

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Millions would have died. *The damage to the West was immense. U.S.-British relations were damaged, and Soviet prestige enhanced. Eden resigned as prime minister, while the British resigned themselves to no longer acting as an imperial power. The West Germans noted that the Soviets had threatened to attack Western Europe, and the United States had not protested. Israel grudgingly withdrew, and began preparing for the next war (which would come in 1967). Instead of being overthrown, Nasser became the hero of the Arab world; his comeuppance would also ... more »

Untitled

Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Industrial Strength: How the U.S. Government Hid Fracking's Risks to Drinking WaterA pivotal EPA study provided the rationale for exemptions that helped unleash the fracking boom. The science was suppressed to protect industry interests. Great British Brexit Robbery - How it Hijacked Democracy (May 2017) Frog goes extinct, media yawns China Is Testing Weapons That Can Reach The US In 14 Minutes Amazon-opoly: Jeff Bezos May Be About To Control $53 Billion In Federal Government Spending NYC Subway Managers Receive $300,000 Salaries While MTA Cuts Mechanics Who'... more »

Arrestations De Masse

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 15 hours ago
I'm not convinced Mass Arrests are going to happen any time soon. That's not how the game works ordinarily, but I could be wrong. However, I do feel there's a lot of deals being cut right now. I... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

'Action Alert on National Forests' by Lloyd Vivola

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 15 hours ago
Protect forests, oppose bills before Senate By Lloyd Vivola Censored News Friends: As many scientists and citizens have known for decades, forest fires are part of a natural cycle that enhances the enduring long-term health of a biome in which associated flora and fauna have flourished over tens of thousands of years. Accordingly, indigenous people have utilized fire for

20,000 DWI Cases May Be Thrown Out After Cop Arrested for Tampering With Breathalyzers

John Vibes at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: breathalyzers]More than 20,000 drivers may have been charged with false DWIs after the police sergeant who issued them was found tampering with multiple breathalyzers.

Declassified Files Reveal Gov’t Plot to Carry Out Soviet False Flag Attacks in US to Start War

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: russia]Declassified top secret documents reveal plans for the US to obtain Soviet aircraft and use them to attack Americans as a pretext to start a war.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 20, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
A police officer stands guard near Japan and South Korea national flags at a hotel in Tokyo, June 22, 2015. REUTERS/Toru Hanai *SCMP:* *Friends or ‘frenemies’? South Korea fails to meet obligations of military intelligence sharing deal with Japan* Known as the General Security of Military Information Agreement, the pact was signed in late November 2016 under president at the time, Park Geun-hye South Korea is failing to meet the terms of an agreement reached last year with Japan to share a wide array of military intelligence, according to a report in Japan’s Asahi newspaper. An u... more »

NASA Again Accused of Covering Up UFO’s Seen at International Space Station

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 15 hours ago
*Terence Newton* - Any time something doesn't add up, they call you a 'conspiracy theorist.' The post NASA Again Accused of Covering Up UFO’s Seen at International Space Station appeared first on Waking Times.

7 Books that Will Jumpstart Your Cosmic Awakening

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 15 hours ago
*Gary ‘Z’ McGee* - Must read books for those pushing the envelope of personal transformation. The post 7 Books that Will Jumpstart Your Cosmic Awakening appeared first on Waking Times.

Monday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 15 hours ago
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - George Monbiot writes that the erosion of government for the public good stands to lead to an authoritarian state: All that remain as widely shared, commonly accepted sources of national pride are our public services: the NHS, the BBC, the education system, social security, our great libraries and museums. But all have been gutted, disciplined and undermined by those who roundly assert their patriotism. When the enabling state, providing robust public services and a strong social safety net, is allowed to wither, what remains is the autho... more »

Our salmon are priceless: Canada's First Nation rejects $1bn from pipeline

White Wolf at White Wolf - 15 hours ago
"No amount of money can compare to the richness of the river and what it gives us.” said First Nation Canada’s Lax Kw’alaams show us how we can be saved: by loving the natural world and local living economies more than mere money and profit Everything has a price. Everyone can be bought. We assume this principle is endemic to modern life — and that accepting it is most obvious to the impoverished. Except all over the world, people are defying it for a greater cause. That courage may be even more contagious. It has been in full supply in north-west Canada, where an oil giant is ai... more »

Holiday Drinking: What The Saints Believed

The Conversation at Science 2.0 blogs - 16 hours ago
Each year the holidays bring with them an increase in both the consumption of alcohol and concern about drinking’s harmful effects. Alcohol abuse is no laughing matter, but is it sinful to drink and make merry, moderately and responsibly, during a holy season or at any other time? read more

If You Want The Facts, Don’t Bother Reading Jillian Ambrose!

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood More hot air from Jillian Ambrose in yesterday’s Telegraph! If the Paris accord was the spark igniting the global fight against climate change, then the latest round of talks, held in Bonn, served to fan the flames. These were not talks intending to deliver bombshell moments for […]

BREAKING: Erdogan’s top Presidential aid says Turkey should consider withdrawing from NATO

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 16 hours ago
Turkey's relations with the rest of NATO have deteriorated rapidly over the past year. More The post BREAKING: Erdogan’s top Presidential aid says Turkey should consider withdrawing from NATO appeared first on The Duran.

From Afghanistan to China: India must avoid US foreign policy plans

Shubham Ghosh at The Duran - 16 hours ago
From Afghanistan to China, the US is pushing India to back its plans but PM Narendra Modi should avoid these self-harming pursuits. More The post From Afghanistan to China: India must avoid US foreign policy plans appeared first on The Duran.

Here’s why Saudi Arabia, Israel and the US are not going to invade Iran

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 16 hours ago
Is the Arab League fanning the flames of war or merely blowing smoke? More The post Here’s why Saudi Arabia, Israel and the US are not going to invade Iran appeared first on The Duran.

After losing two video game-violence papers, co-author’s weapons paper is flagged

Victoria Stern at Retraction Watch - 16 hours ago
Can seeing a weapon increase aggressive thoughts and behaviors? A meta-analysis on the so-called “weapons effect” has been flagged with an expression of concern by a SAGE journal, after the researchers discovered errors affecting at least one of the main conclusions. The paper found that the presence of weapons increased people’s aggressiveness, but not feelings […] The post After losing two video game-violence papers, co-author’s weapons paper is flagged appeared first on Retraction Watch.

The Reality We Helped Shape Is Asserting Itself

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 16 hours ago
PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20171120-reality-we-shaped.pdf The recently-concluded summit and raft of agreements signed between the Presidents of China and Panama, coming right on the heels of the historic Xi-Trump summit-plus, is an indication of how rapidly and profoundly the strategic situation is advancing. In less than six months, Panama went from having diplomatic relations with *Taiwan* and not with China, to signing 19 economic agreements with China—including Panama's full participation in the Belt and Road Initiative, as a platform for all of Ibero-America to do the same—as wel... more »

Democrats Should Aim To Replace An Even 100 GOP Congressmembers

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
The DCCC launched an on-line ad campaign against something like 40 Republicans, including 9 California targets: Jeff Denham, Devin Nunes, David Valadao, Steve Knight, Ed Royce, Mimi Walters, Dana Rohrabacher, Darrell Issa, and Duncan Hunter. I'm sure there's a reason they're not including House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in the campaign (nor for that matter Paul Ryan. Oh, that's right, Pelosi doesn't believe in targeting Republican leaders; I almost forgot. Sunday's *NY Times* included an OpEd by David Leonhardt, The GOP Is Fooling Itself On Taxes about the corner the ... more »

BBC presenter Reggie Yates ‘glad fat Jewish guys’ have lost grip on music

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 17 hours ago
'Reggie Yates, the BBC DJ and presenter, has apologised for saying that he was glad young musicians were no longer managed by "random fat Jewish guys". Speaking as a guest on a podcast called Halfcast, Yates, 34, said that it was a good thing that artists were now managed by people that they knew and were close to. "The thing that makes it great about this new generation of artists is that they aren't signing to major [labels]," he said. "They're independent, they're not managed by some random fat Jewish guy from northwest London, they're managed by their brethren." ... Jewish ... more »

25 Most Shocking Medical Mistakes, and How You Can Protect Yourself

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 17 hours ago
*Dr. Mercola* - Hospitals are surprisingly dangerous places. The post 25 Most Shocking Medical Mistakes, and How You Can Protect Yourself appeared first on Waking Times.

Red states preach family values, but blue states are better at putting that into practice.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 17 hours ago
Courtesy of the New York Times: *According to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey of 32 states, those with the highest percentage of high school students who say they have had sex are Mississippi, Delaware, West Virginia, Alabama and Arkansas. All but Delaware voted Republican in the last presidential election. * *Meanwhile, the five states with the lowest proportion of high school students who have had sex were New York, California, Maryland, Nebraska and Connecticut. All but Nebraska voted Democratic. * *When evangelical kids have sex, they’re less likely to use birth control — and ... more »

BIW parent company in poor house - needs Maine state welfare check

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 17 hours ago
General Dynamics (which own Bath Iron Works - BIW) is embarking on a statewide public relations campaign to ask the state legislature in Maine for a $60 million tax break over the next 20 years for their Navy shipbuilding operation in Bath. They claim that in order to stay competitive they must have state financial support - what I'd call corporate welfare. Already over many years General Dynamics has received more than $197 million in state and local tax breaks for BIW. In 2013 BIW asked for another $6 million tax break from the City of Bath. I worked with a small committee th... more »

The Block III Virginia-Class Nuclear Attack Submarine: The Best Sub Ever?

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * It is one amazing killing machine. *In recent years, the service has been making progress developing new acoustics, sensors and quieting technologies to ensure the U.S. retains its technological edge in the undersea domain – as countries like China and Russia continue rapid military modernization and construction of new submarines. The impetus for the Navy's “acoustic superiority,” is specifically grounded in the emerging reality that the U.S. undersea margin of technological superiority is rapidly diminishing in light of Russian and Chinese advances.... more »

France’s Monstrous Char B1 Tank Ate Hitler's Best Tanks for Breakfast

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * But it couldn’t win the Battle of France by itself. At five o’clock in the morning on May 16, 1940 a company of the 8th Panzer Regiment lay in an ambush position along a rubble-strewn street of the French town of Stonne. The day before, the unfortunate village had changed hands several times as French troops attempted to stem the tide of German armor headed toward the English channel, threatening to trap Allied forces in Belgium. Three squadrons of Stuka dive bombers ravaged Stonne, as well as both French and German artillery. That morning, the P... more »

This Is How America Would Fight North Korea in a War

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* It would be very bloody. *U.S. forces in the northwest Pacific are considerable, amounting to two ground combat brigades, approximately seven wings of fighters and attack aircraft, a handful of strategic bombers, an aircraft carrier, submarines, hundreds of cruise missiles and an amphibious assault task force. That already formidable force can be swiftly augmented by even more combat forces from Hawaii, Alaska, and the continental United States, including F-22A Raptors, airborne troops, and more aircraft carriers, submarines and bombers. It is a... more »

Employers and Employees

LL at Virtual Mirage - 17 hours ago
*Employers: Walmart, Healthcare, Schools and Boeing* click to enlarge Only Washington State (Boeing) has an industry that actually manufactures things leading the pack. Walmart generally sells things NOT made in America. But I could be wrong. I avoid Walmart whenever possible. It would be nice to see a situation where more states had manufacturing that surpassed Walmart, and those minimum wage jobs. There's nothing wrong with Walmart. They're part of the free enterprise system and they do fill a niche, as they employ a lot of hard-core unemployables. Both the state education univers... more »

Top U.S. Air Force General: Expect More Bombers Flying Near North Korea

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber aircraft from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, like the one pictured above, deployed in 2015 to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as a routine deployment providing global strike capability and extended deterrence against potential adversaries in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joel Pfiester/Released) *Defense Tech:* *More Bombers Likely to Join Pressure Campaign Against North Korea: Goldfein* More bombers could fly to the Pacific — even if for shorter missions — in the U.S. military’s pressure campaign against... more »

Untitled

jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 17 hours ago
*Canada: Laurier university accused of censorship after TA reprimanded for playing gender pronoun debate clip* Lindsay Shepherd, a graduate student at Wilfrid Laurier University, is speaking out after the school accused her of violating their policies of trans-phobia for playing a TVO segment featuring polarizing University of Toronto professor Jordan Peterson. Are all perspectives valid in a debate? At Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, there are some viewpoints which aren’t. The question came up after a Lindsay Shepherd, a T.A. and a master’s student, played a controversial... more »

The Big Business of American Defense

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 17 hours ago
With the Trump Administration moving towards conflict in at least one or two foreign theatres, a quick look at the some of the biggest individual beneficiaries of war is in order, taking a closer look at how much of the business of each of these five companies is attributable to the spending of U.S. tax dollars and how much the named executive officers at each company make, thanks to spending by the Pentagon. Let's start by listing the five biggest defense contractors in the United States along with their global position: 1.) Lockheed Martin (also 1st globally) 2.) Boeing (also 2nd... more »

Untitled

JR at GREENIE WATCH - 18 hours ago
*Trump's climate stance galvanises world* *In a childish display of petulance, the global elite use climate nonsense to show their hatred of Trump* If the Paris accord was the spark igniting the global fight against climate change, then the latest round of talks, held in Bonn, served to fan the flames. These were not talks intending to deliver bombshell moments for the 10,000 government delegates, 8000 business and policy leaders or the 2000 members of the media who gathered near the Rhine. These talks were about tightening the bolts on the Paris Agreement to drive momentum behin... more »

NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES - CLUES ABOUT LIFE

Anon at Aangirfan - 18 hours ago
*France.* *Sam Parnia* is a director of resuscitation research at *Stony Brook University School of Medicine* in New York. He says: "people do have experience at the time that they're dead." He says, how individuals choose to interpret those experiences depends entirely on their background and pre-existing beliefs. Someone from India might return from the dead and say they saw Krishna, whereas someone from the Midwest of the US could experience the same thing but claim to have seen God. BBC *West Java* Many Near Death Experiences "follow a sequence that just happens to track ... more »

Stop Navy Attacks on Sea Life

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 18 hours ago
In 2013, the Navy EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) for sonar testing and military training stated that the Navy would be permitted to harm whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals nearly 9.6 million times while conducting high-intensity sonar exercises and underwater detonations over a span of open ocean surrounding Hawaii greater in area than the continental U.S. Then, in 2015, Earthjustice sued and got the Navy to agree to refrain from such testing in very sensitive areas of Hawaiian waters. But now, the current proposal under discussion is that in 2018, the Navy would be... more »

First Sergeants and Second Lieutenants

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 18 hours ago
I received the link to this video from several readers. Thanks to all of you! The military veterans among my readers, irrespective of their branch of service, will recognize the truth in this exchange. I think I've met that Second Lieutenant a few times . . . although I hope and pray I never acted like that during my "salad days, when I was green in judgment"! Peter

The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Exposes How Difficult It Is For Foreign Companies To Operate In China

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 19 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *Victoria's Secret Police! Shanghai fashion show is in CHAOS because 'authorities are closely controlling the event with SPIES even combing emails and stalking models to expel regime critics'* * The show is scheduled to begin on Monday, but organizers are scared to send emails due to the police state * They're trying to get around visa issues for Gigi Hadid and Adriana Lima but worry about secret police * Hadid purportedly made a racist 'Asian' face in February; other models may have made social media remarks * Katy Perry's performance visa was pulled after authorities... more »

BBC Failing To Challenge Alarmist Intervieees – Booker

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 19 hours ago
By Paul Homewood From this week’s Booker column: Three weeks ago, the BBC was happy to apologise for a breach of its legal obligation to report only with “accuracy and impartiality”, after an interviewer on the Today programme had failed to challenge a point which the global warming sceptic Lord Lawson had got […]

The Bureau hires journalism’s first Community Organiser

Megan Lucero at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 19 hours ago
As the Bureau’s local reporter network reaches over 430 members, we introduce a revolutionary new role

The Pope denounces climate change deniers. "I denounce thee, I denounce thee, I denounce thee."

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 19 hours ago
Courtesy of CBS News: *Pope Francis denounced those who deny global warming and urged negotiators at climate talks in Germany to avoid falling prey to such "perverse attitudes" and instead accelerate efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions. * *Francis issued a message Thursday to the Bonn meeting, which is working to implement the 2015 Paris accord aimed at capping global emissions. * *In the message, Francis called climate change "one of the most worrisome phenomena that humanity is facing," and urged negotiators to ignore special interests and political or economic pressures a... more »

Trump-Kushner Multigenerational Family Friend Interrogated In Corruption Case

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 19 hours ago
A Trump-Kushner multigenerational family friend (also) faces corruption charges and was questioned for the 6th time by Israeli police. His … Continue reading →

Generation Rescue Asks: Is Ketogenic the New Autism Diet?

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
Note: Our sponsors offer a deep well of learning. Here, Generation Rescue talks diet. Please bookmark their blog for updates. Thank you to Jenny, Candace and the GR team for always putting families first. ### We’re always trying to stay...

What Will Johnny Collett Mean for Autism Families?

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
NOTE: Any AofA readers in Kentucky or with experience with Johnny Collett please chime in in our comments. He serves as an advisory board member of the Kentucky Autism Training Center. The info below from the White House is more...

What Happens When We Design Babies?

Ethical Technology - 19 hours ago
In this episode we discuss the prospect of designer babies. As genetic engineering and reproductive technologies continue to advance, parents are likely to gain unprecedented control over their offspring. We discuss some of the recent progress in germ line engineering and speculate about the degree of manipulation that might be possible in the near term. But perhaps more importantly, we discuss some of the ethical and policy implications of such advances. Will designer babies pave the way for a healthier and happier society or are we in for a more dystopian outcome?

Will U.S. Military And CIA Leaders Be Investigated For War Crimes?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 20 hours ago
*Huffington Post:* *U.S. Military And CIA Leaders May Be Investigated For War Crimes* On November 3, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) informed the court’s Pre-Trial Chamber, ”[T]here is a reasonable basis to believe that war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed in connection with the armed conflict in Afghanistan.” In what Amnesty International’s Solomon Sacco called a “seminal moment for the ICC,” Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda asked the court for authorization to commence an investigation that would focus on US military and CIA le... more »

31 (8000?) Sealed Indictments In D.C?

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
What we have here is speculation at the moment that arose a week ago while Trump was Overseas. Other reports flushed out another 290 sealed indictments which may all be completely unrelated. we simply do not know. On the other hand the narrative does make excellent sense and superior to what we actually have or have not been told. Add in the statement made by a former insider that the NSA data has been processed by the DOJ for the past decade and we have ample likely cause for 290 sealed indictments. Recall that data includes every phone call and email ever made. Thus it ha... more »

Rise and fall of American civilizations linked to hurricane frequency

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
*[image: Rise and fall of American civilizations linked to hurricane frequency]* This is important. The Mayan collapse has begged explanation for decades. As well we also have significant coastal abandonment at other locales to explain. Hurricanes solve the whole problem nicely. After all since our recent bombardment, coastal construction is looking far too fool hardy. Now imagine the frequency jumping to decadal rather than every century. That is what happened and recovery became impossible as would happen with us as well. We are also seeing how a poorly organized society ... more »

Titanium-Gold Alloy: Physicists Combine Gold with Titanium And Quadruple Its Strength

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
Sometimes nature simply surprises you. This produces a super hard metal that can go into the body. Titanium does pretty well but this is much better. All good to have. *Titanium-Gold Alloy: Physicists Combine Gold with Titanium And Quadruple Its Strength* *IN BRIEFScientists from Rice University have discovered a titanium alloy that's better than titanium at being a medical implant, and it is four times harder than titanium and a vast majority of steels.* *https://futurism.com/physicists-combine-gold-with-titanium-and-quadruple-its-strength/* *THE GOLD STANDARD* *When it com... more »

The Zoroastrian Texts of Ancient Persia & What They Reveal About Advanced Ancient Civilizations with graham hancock

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
This information confirms reasons for the building of underground refugia throughout Anatolia and by extension, surely throughout Europe as well. That they were forced to reside there for 150 years is shocking. What is not explained is how folks were fed. However, we also know that we are dealing with modernism in terms of their technology. We have lighting panels mentioned and we must presume a food production infrastructure which was compact. All this would have been extracted upon the abandonment of the refuge. Longer life spans are also implied as well. This report conf... more »

8 minutes that will make you leave Islam

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
*8 minutes that will make you leave Islam YouTube* This resolves a serious question i had with the historic slave trade. That must be defined best as asking where are the descendants of the fourteen centuries of African slaving? This video resolves that issue. It turns out that all men were castrated outright. Worse, the dominant gender for the Arab trade were women who were all sold as concubines. All pregnancies were ended by killing the new born. It is thought that 11 million made it to the Americas to form their current populations. At least twice as many were shipp... more »

Big advances in our understanding of the character of symmetries in Nature

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 20 hours ago
*Exact symmetries can't be global and all similar qualitative predictions of string theory seem to be getting experimental confirmations* Luke and Don tried to read Symmetry and Emergence, a written version of Edward Witten's talk for the American Physical Society in Utah, April 2016. Luke has decided that the stuff is hard and the text is not too comprehensible. I read it and it's a nice, comprehensible summary of the progress in physicists' understanding of symmetries in Nature. Well, I know this stuff so everything is comprehensible to me. Can I do better in explaining these thi... more »

A Good Monday Morning

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 20 hours ago

If only Zuckerberg, Page, and Brin had studied humanities or the social sciences…

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 20 hours ago
How a half-educated tech elite delivered us into chaos. More The post If only Zuckerberg, Page, and Brin had studied humanities or the social sciences… appeared first on The Duran.

Israeli Energy Minister admits that Israel is working with Saudi Arabia, to take on Iran

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 20 hours ago
Israel officially confirms its covert ties with Saudi Arabia. More The post Israeli Energy Minister admits that Israel is working with Saudi Arabia, to take on Iran appeared first on The Duran.

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in China falls under government surveillance

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 20 hours ago
Emails of VS show staffers are apparently being monitored by Chinese authorities. More The post Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in China falls under government surveillance appeared first on The Duran.

Where Is Edward Snowden?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 21 hours ago
Snowden’s temporary asylum document from August 2013. *Yahoo News:* *Russian investigative journalist: Snowden is 'a sort of ghost'* Russian investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov, who co-wrote the definitive books on the post-Soviet security services and the history of the Russian internet, has kept tabs on National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden’s ongoing exile. “He is a sort of ghost,” Soldatov told a recent Lawfare podcast. “It looks like he’s there, but since he’s banned from talking to Russian journalists or Moscow-based foreign journalists, … he speaks only to ... more »

Walking for the Salmon with Hopland Pomo, Photos by Bad Bear

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 21 hours ago
Photos by Western Shoshone Carl Bad Bear Sampson, Walk for the Salmon, Seattle to San Francisco, 2017 Thank you for sharing with Censored News. Photos copyright Carl Bad Bear Sampson.

The world’s first space nation is now officially in orbit. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 22 hours ago
The world’s first space nation is now officially in orbit | Inhabitat – Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/the-worlds-first-space-nation-officially-in-orbit-with-new-satellite/ Advertisements

Is Special Counsel Robert Mueller Now Investigating The Justice Department?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
CBS News *ABC News*: *Special Counsel sends wide-ranging request for documents to Justice Department* Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team investigating whether President Donald Trump sought to obstruct a federal inquiry into connections between his presidential campaign and Russian operatives has now directed the Justice Department to turn over a broad array of documents, ABC News has learned. In particular, Mueller's investigators are keen to obtain emails related to the firing of FBI Director James Comey and the earlier decision of Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recuse hi... more »

Criminalizing Protests, North Dakota Leads the Way, New Tracking Reveals

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 22 hours ago
. President Trump and the states have enacted new laws that target Earth Defenders, while protecting the profits of destructive industries By Brenda Norrell Censored News North Dakota leads in enacting the most laws to criminalize protests, according to the tracking of laws by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law. North Dakota has enacted more laws to criminalize protests

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*-by Noah* Be assured. Be sooo assured. The so-called president has returned to the White Supremacy House at 1600 Pennsylvania from his "Sell America Out To China Tour." The tweet storms are back! There will be no interruption in Trump Chinese-made ties hitting the shelves! And evidently, there will be more styles in Ivanka's shoe line, and who knows what else!

Poll: Merkel, Macron, May Are Less Popular Than Trump

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
YouTube *Washington Examiner:* *Europe's Merkel, Macron, May less popular than Trump* President Trump’s approval ratings, often mocked by Democrats and the media, top those of Europe’s biggest three leaders, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Britain’s Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron. A new Zogby Analytics survey of people in those countries also finds that the disapproval ratings are sky-high. “Citizens of France, Germany and U.K. not happy with Macron, Merkel and May,” is the poll headline. “A majority of adults in France and U.K. dislike Macron and May; nearly h... more »

Public sector workers earn less, but it’s not as bad as you think

Geoff Heath-Taylor at Blog Posts – Page Array – UnHerd - 23 hours ago
The post Public sector workers earn less, but it’s not as bad as you think appeared first on UnHerd.

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Zimbabwe war vets leader says Mugabe will be impeached https://t.co/hzO1JsnpGA pic.twitter.com/LVVjXsrKzA — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 20, 2017 Will Germany hold new elections after talks for a coalition government collapsed? Here are some possible scenarios for Europe's biggest economy https://t.co/49A5FRcTEx — AFP news agency (@AFP) November 20, 2017 Rescuers battle waves, wind in hunt for missing Argentine sub https://t.co/tSGmrBlQri pic.twitter.com/g1Z6PEgFXM — AFP news agency (@AFP) November 19, 2017 Giant #Lufthansa #Airbus A380 Final approach to #LAX airport V... more »

'Black Snake Killaz, A NoDAPL Story' by Unicorn Riot, Watch for Free

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 23 hours ago
. Screenshot from Black Snake Killaz Screenshot from Black Snake Killaz Black Snake Killaz, A NoDAPL Story' by Unicorn Riot, Watch for Free https://www.unicornriot.ninja/black-snake-killaz-2017/

“Tax Cuts for the Rich…Hallelujah!”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Tax Cuts for the Rich…Hallelujah!”* by Bill Bonner “Have we been too cynical? Yesterday, the House passed its big tax-cut bill. The Dow popped up 187 points on the news. A reporter asked us later: ‘Will the Dow go to 40,000?’ Assuming a tax bill comes through the Senate and out of committee in more or less the same shape, it will be a bonanza for your editor. We are one of the people who will benefit most (relatively speaking). Most of our income is ‘pass-through’ money from an S corporation…and we need protection from estate taxes. Thank you, Donald Trump and Paul Ryan! *Federa... more »

Wash Post: No, doctors did not say an 11 mo. old died of a marijuana overdose

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 1 day ago
A case report about the seizure and death of an 11-month old after exposure to cannabis has prompted headlines about “the first marijuana overdose death” this week. Except that’s not what the doctors meant. “We are absolutely not saying that marijuana killed that child,” said Thomas Nappe, an author of the report who is now the

Cartoon Roundup

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago

Charles Manson, Whose Cult Slayings Horrified World, Dies

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Authorities say Manson, cult leader and mastermind behind 1969 deaths of actress Sharon Tate and several others, died on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017. He was 83.

Teen Idol David Cassidy Remains in Florida Hospital

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Television and music star David Cassidy is dealing with multiple organ failure.

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Protesters calling for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to step down take to the streets in Harare, Zimbabwe. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo *WNU Editor: *The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Zimbabwe's ruling party fires Mugabe* (Reuters).

Yemen's Civil War Has Brought 7 Million People To The Brink Of Starvation (Update)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
People queue to fill containers with water from a tank provided by UNICEF in Sana'a, Yemen. Some 14.5 million people in the country have no access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation. Photo: UNICEF/Algabal2017 *CBS 60 Minutes*: When food is used as a weapon *How Yemen's civil war has brought 7 million people, many of them children, to the brink of starvation* This month Saudi Arabia tightened a stranglehold on the neighboring country of Yemen and 7 million people face starvation. The Saudi blockade is an escalation in Yemen's civil war. The United Nations says the war ha... more »

"Butterflies..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"I think humans might be like butterflies; people die every day without many other people knowing about them, seeing their colors, hearing their stories... and when humans are broken, they're like broken butterfly wings; suddenly there are so many beauties that are seen in different ways, so many thoughts and visions and possibilities that form, which couldn't form when the person wasn't broken! So it is not a very sad thing to be broken, after all! It's during the times of being broken, that you have all the opportunities to become things unforgettable! Just like the broken butter... more »

Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, “Life”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Ludovico Einaudi, “Life” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy2ZF2ks-9E

I'm Sure Kirsten Gillibrand Doesn't Want To Lead A War Against Men

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Yesterday I was all excited that Kirsten Gillibrand had boldly endorsed progressive reformer Marie Newman against Blue Dog Dan Lipinski. It was probably the first time I've praised Gillibrand since 2006 when she was first elected to Congress-- with a little help from Blue America. (Watch that Rickie Lee Jones/Squirrel Nut Zippers video we produced and promoted on upstate New York radio for her above.) But then I looked a little closer at Gillibrand's Off the Sidelines PAC, largely funded by the same Wall Street crooks and corporate monstrosities that have made her the #1 recipien... more »

Israeli Police Question Prime Minister Netanyahu For The 6th Time In Corruption Probe

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
Two peas in a pod. Trump’s father was friends with Netanyahu, as were Jared Kushner’s parents. “Israeli police resume interview … Continue reading →

Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, “The Mountain”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Ludovico Einaudi, “The Mountain” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTeRQ16O798

"The World..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is shot through with beauty, with love, with glints of courage and laughter; and in these, the spirit blooms timidly, and struggles to the light amid the thorns.” - George Santayana

"The World..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is shot through with beauty, with love, with glints of courage and laughter; and in these, the spirit blooms timidly, and struggles to the light amid the thorns.” - George Santayana

Tensions Continue To Rise Rising On Israel's Northern Border With Syria

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Israeli soldiers take part in a mobile artillery exercise near the border with Syria in the Golan Heights on November 19, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / JALAA MAREY) *i24 News:* *For second day, Israel fires warning shots at Syrian army on Golan Heights* Israel says Syrian military personnel violated the ceasefire by entering the separation zone An Israeli tank fired a warning shot at a Syrian army position on the Golan Heights on Saturday, the second time in two days it has accused Syria of violating the decades-long ceasefire agreement between the two countries. An Israel Defense Forces (I... more »

Big Pharma Just Changed the Definition of High Blood Pressure: Statin Drugs Sales Expected to Explode

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 1 day ago
Big Pharma Just Changed the Definition of High Blood Pressure: Statin Drugs Sales Expected to Explode http://ewao.com/2017/11/17/big-pharma-just-changed-the-definition-of-high-blood-pressure-statin-drugs-sales-expected-to-explode/ Advertisements

A Cherokee Proverb, "The Two Wolves"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, generosity, empathy, truth, compassion and faith.” The grandson thought about this for a minute and then asked the grandfather, “Which wolf wins?” The old Cherokee simply replied, ... more »

“Why Intelligent People Fear the Truth”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Why Intelligent People Fear the Truth”* by Julian Wash “Today I would like to return to your awareness an aspect of the Human condition that bargains with uncertainty and finds comfort in denial. Every so often we must deal with an unpleasant truth we wish would just go away. Sometimes the truth can be very shocking and we find ourselves inadequately prepared to handle it. That’s when denial comes to the rescue - and what can’t be denied can always be rationalized away. Perhaps we take for granted our gift of expression and ability to interface in such a complex world. It’s a wo... more »

"The Truth..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago

“Ecological Armageddon: Massive Die-offs, Plummeting Insect Populations"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Ecological Armageddon: * *Plummeting Insect Populations Could Ravage Life on Earth”* by RT, Oct 19, 2017 "The stark decline in insect populations has placed the world on a path to “ecological Armageddon,” according to a study. Researchers from Raboud University in the Netherlands made the discovery following a decades-long study of nature reserves across Germany. Since 1989, the team has been collecting insect samples across 63 sites using mesh tents known as malaise traps. After measuring each year’s samples by weight, scientists found that the average fell by more than 75 percen... more »

Israeli Cabinet Minister Admits To Covert Contacts With Saudi Arabia

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman presides over a meeting of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 7, 2017. HANDOUT/REUTERS *Reuters:* *Israeli minister reveals covert contacts with Saudi Arabia* JERUSALEM/RIYADH (Reuters) - An Israeli cabinet minister said on Sunday that Israel has had covert contacts with Saudi Arabia amid common concerns over Iran, a first disclosure by a senior official from either country of long-rumoured secret dealings. The Saudi government had no immediate response to Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz’... more »

How did a respectable scientist end up editing a "conspiracy newsletter"?

Kevin Barrett at truthjihad.com blog - 1 day ago
A.K. Dewdney: How did a respectable scientist end up editing a "conspiracy newsletter"? (The New World Intelligencer) https://www.patreon.com/posts/k-dewdney-how-up-15449609 *Chinua Achebe’s legacy: Reflections on religious/civilizational collapse* https://www.veteranstoday.com/2017/11/16/achebe/ *Gideon Polya on "dire terracide warning from over 15,000 scientists"; Robert David Steele on "War in the Mideast: A Strategic Survey" * https://www.patreon.com/posts/gideon-polya-on-15447697 Press TV Debate on "Rising Racism in the US" (vs. Frederick Peterson) http://www.presstv.com/Detail... more »

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